WHAT:

The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s inaugural Community Impact Day will showcase more than 50 service-learning projects designed and implemented by its first-year medical students responding to our diverse community’s health needs, positively impacting eight of the top 10 chronic illnesses and diseases affecting Detroit residents. They include chronic lower respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease.

WHEN:

Thursday, March 8

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Rooms 200-300) – projects on display, interviews available

1 p.m. (Green Auditorium) – Awards announced for outstanding materials

WHERE:

Mazurek Medical Education Commons

320 E. Canfield St.

Detroit, MI 48201

MEDIA: PLEASE CHECK IN AT MAIN ENTRANCE SECURITY DESK THEN PROCEED TO THE THIRD FLOOR/ROOMS 200-300

VISUALS:

More than 300 medical students, community members and Wayne faculty and staff; project posters, brochures, displays.

About Wayne State University School of Medicine

Founded 150 years ago, the Wayne State University School of Medicine educates more than 1,000 medical students annually in Midtown Detroit. In addition to undergraduate medical education, the school offers master’s degree, Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. programs in 14 areas of basic science to about 400 students annually.